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        "id": 1648685,
        "msgid": "bus-transport-fares-become-major-contributor-to-transport-inflation-during-eid-1775029855",
        "date": "2026-04-01 13:53:39",
        "title": "Bus Transport Fares Become Major Contributor to Transport Inflation During Eid",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reports that intercity bus fares and petrol prices were the primary drivers of transport sector inflation during Eid al-Fitr 2026, with bus fares surging by 12.46% month-to-month in March. This contributed to an overall transport inflation of 0.41% mtm, reversing February's deflation, while government stimuli like transport discounts led to deflation in airfares and other modes. The broader economy saw annual inflation of 3.48% yoy in March 2026, highlighting the seasonal pressures on prices during festive periods except in 2025.",
        "content": "<p>In the last five years, inflation in the transport sector has\noccurred every Ramadan and Eid period, except for Ramadan and Eid in\n2025. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reports that\nintercity transport fares and petrol prices were the main contributors\nto transport sector inflation during the Eid 2026 period. \u201cIn the last\nfive years, inflation in the transport sector has always occurred during\nevery Ramadan and Eid moment, except for Ramadan and Eid 2025,\u201d said\nDeputy for Distribution and Services Statistics at BPS, Ateng Hartono,\nduring the BPS Release press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday. In\nMarch 2026, the transport sector experienced 0.41% inflation\n(month-to-month\/mtm), reversing the record deflation of 0.11% (mtm) in\nFebruary 2026. According to Ateng, in general, transport sector\ninflation tends to be higher during the Eid period compared to the start\nof Ramadan. He detailed that intercity transport fares experienced\n12.46% inflation (mtm) in March 2026, contributing 0.03% to general\ninflation and 0.23% to the sector. Meanwhile, petrol recorded 0.98%\ninflation (mtm), with a contribution to general inflation of 0.04% and\nto the transport sector of 0.38%. On the other hand, several transport\ncommodities actually dampened inflation due to deflation. One of them is\nair transport fares, which experienced 4.01% deflation (mtm), with a\ndeflation contribution to general inflation of 0.03% and to the\ntransport sector of 0.24%. Besides air transport, other transport\ncommodities that also experienced deflation include toll road fares, sea\ntransport fares, ASDP, and train fares. The deflation rates were\nrecorded at 0.87%, 7.45%, 3.17%, and 3.18% respectively. \u201cThis deflation\noccurred in line with the implementation of economic stimulus in the\nform of transport fare discounts during the Eid al-Fitr 2026 period,\u201d\nsaid Ateng. Overall, Indonesia\u2019s economy experienced 3.48% annual\ninflation (year-on-year\/yoy) in March 2026. Meanwhile, monthly inflation\nin March was recorded at 0.41% (month-to-month\/mtm) and calendar year\ninflation at 0.94% (year-to-date\/ytd).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bus-transport-fares-become-major-contributor-to-transport-inflation-during-eid-1775029855",
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